title: [The value of prenatal sonography in the diagnosis of congenital malformations].
abstract: Three hundred and forty-one prenatal ultrasound tests performed in 79 cases who presented congenital malformations at birth were studied retrospectively. A correct prenatal diagnosis was only made in 24 cases (30.3%), whereas there were 50 false negative (63.3%) and 5 dubious cases (6.3%). The percentage of false negative was greater in the group of cases examined in peripheral centres (56%) in comparison to those examined in our institute (35%).
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Pediatrica, Università di Padova.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luzzatto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delantone
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lo Prete
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guglielmi
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
vernacular_title: Utilità dell'ecografia prenatale per la diagnosi di malformazioni congenite.